Science & the City

Trieste Science & the City is a series of public conferences on hot topics in Science; a highly popular communications model launched and developed by the ICGEB, currently at its 5th edition, and for the first time, also being taken to the international public engagement arena. The events take place in a theatre in the centre of town and are open to the general public. Admission is free. The panel comprises special guests who are experts in their respective field in the Life Sciences. Topics open to debate span from GMOs to Frontier Genetics. The events in Trieste, are usually in Italian with simultaneous translation in English.

The series was launched in 2013, and progressively gained notoriety as the 3rd and 4th editions were filmed live by the Rai Italian national television. Events were also the subject of a broadcast on Rai radio, thereby reaching a vast audience world-wide and constituting a model that champions science communication; an activity integral to the mission of the ICGEB. Programmes and events can be downloaded for viewing here.

Coming appointments:

Dates of forthcoming events be confirmed in line with health measures by local authorities

Cape Town Science & the City
2021

2021: Date to be advised
Centre of the Book, National Library South Africa, Cape Town City Centre

Date to be confirmed
Biosimilars: the benefit for Africa

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Trieste Science & the City Young
2020

Modera e conduce: Serena Zacchigna, ICGEB e Università di Trieste

09/09/2020
Virus amici o nemici – Teatro Miela con
Mauro Giacca, Professore di Cardiologia, King’s College London, UK
Luigi Naldini, Direttore, San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, IRCCS, Ospedale Università San Raffaele

16/09/2020
Tumori contagiosi, vaccinarsi si può – Teatro Miela con
Marcello Pinti, Prof. Assoc., Università di Reggio Emilia, Ricercatore, AIRC
Paola Massimi, Ricercatrice, Virologia dei Tumori, ICGEB, Trieste

25/09/2020
Mordi e fuggi, l’elisir di lunga vita – Piazza Unità con
Michela Zanetti, Professore Associato, Medicina interna, Università di Trieste
Andrea Pecile e Lorenzo Giannetti, Allianz Pallacanestro, Trieste


29/09/2020
Sigarette E-cigarette, cosa rischiamo veramente? – Teatro Miela con
Marco Confalonieri, Direttore Struttura Complessa di Pneumologia Asugi, Trieste,
Roberto Boffi, Resp. SSD Pneumologia, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Comitato Scientifico, Fondazione Umberto Veronesi
Giancarlo Sturloni, Comunicatore della Scienza, Specializzato in Comunicazione del Rischio, Fondatore di NatCom

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Past Events:

Science & the City Young
2019

28/09/2019
Come crescere un cuore sano

Science & the City 3
2016

Movies of events – Rai Scuola Memex – “Science & the City“

06/04/2016
Vaccinazioni, tra certezze e paure
13/04/2016
Cibi OGM, cosa succede in giro per il mondo
27/04/2016
Invecchiamento: un processo inevitabile?
11/05/2016
Bambini su misura: le manipolazioni genetiche

Science & the City
2013

Podcast available on iTunes

OGM, tra mito e realtà
Chirughi oltre il bisturi
Pallottole molecolari contro i tumori
Cellule staminali: quanto manca al traguardo
Leggere e correggere il genoma umano
Come riparare un cuore infranto

Science & the City 4
2018

Movies of events – Rai Scuola Memex – “Science & the City“

30/10/2018 e 27/11/2018:
Geni e cellule, come siamo fatti
6/11/2018 e 04/12/2018:
Manipolare la vita
13/11/2018 e 11/12/2018:
Genetica e cuore
20/11/2018 e 18/12/2018:
Cuori in minatura

Informazioni in italiano

Science & the City 2
2015

Podcast available on: Youtube • iTunes

AIDS, novità dal fronte
La fonte dell’eterna giovinezza
La “prova del DNA” certezze e misteri”
Cellule staminali: quelle vere!
Demenza, la nuova epidemia
Dammi il tuo DNA e ti dirò chi sei

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For further information
Communications and Outreach Office
Email: [email protected]